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February 11, 2026 1:20 PM

Government of Nepal revises budget for current fiscal year, downsizes by 14.06 percentage point

Nepal’s Ministry of Finance unveiled the half-yearly budget assessment report, in the mid-year review of the budget for the current fiscal year 2025-26, the budget is reduced to 1688.32 billion from 1964.11 billion. The government has revised downw...

February 11, 2026 1:19 PM

Bangladesh’s Tarique Rahman: From exile to edge of power

Less than two months after returning from nearly two decades of self‑imposed exile in London, Tarique Rahman could win one of Bangladesh's most pivotal elections and become prime minister, leading the country as his parents once did. If opinion po...

February 11, 2026 12:49 PM

Islamist leader rises from obscurity to challenge for Bangladesh’s top job

Shafiqur Rahman has long been on the margins of Bangladeshi politics, but his bearded face now appears on posters and billboards across Dhaka, urging voters to elect the country’s first Islamist‑led government in a general election on Thursday. ...

February 11, 2026 12:22 PM

Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official. Reuters was not immediatel...

February 11, 2026 12:20 PM

Trump hints at second carrier in Middle East as Iran and US near talks

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was considering sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East, even as Washington and Tehran prepare to resume negotiations aimed at averting a new conflict. Oman facilitated talks betwee...

February 11, 2026 12:07 PM

Walk for peace: Buddhist monks arrive in Washington after 2,300-mile journey

Draped in burnt-orange robes, two dozen Buddhist monks arrived in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday on a 2,300-mile "Walk for Peace", a self-described spiritual journey across nine states that has been cheered on by crowds of thousands. "People want this...

February 11, 2026 9:43 AM

Ten dead after mass shooting in Canadian province of British Columbia, police say

Ten people, including a suspected shooter, were found dead after a mass shooting in a town in northeastern British Columbia on Tuesday, Canadian police said. Six people were found dead inside a high school in Tumbler Ridge, two more people were fo...

February 10, 2026 3:00 PM

India, Greece deepen defence ties with new cooperation agreements

India and Greece on Monday took a significant step toward strengthening their strategic and defence partnership as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with Greek Defence Minister Nikolaos-Georgios Dendias in New Delhi. During the mee...

February 10, 2026 10:31 AM

PM Modi, Mauritius PM Ramgoolam review bilateral ties in phone call

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a telephone conversation with Mauritius Prime Minister Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, during which the two leaders reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation and reaffirmed their commitment to further strength...

February 10, 2026 10:24 AM

US reaches nuclear deal with Armenia as Vance pushes peace dividend

Armenia and the United States agreed on Monday to cooperate in the civil nuclear sector as Washington sought to bolster ties with a former close ally of Russia, months after Washington brokered a peace agreement in the South Caucasus. A statement on...

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